Telos Academy holds on to defeat Panthers 58-54 in 1A play-in game

Down by one with ten seconds left, the Pinnacle High Panthers boys basketball team found themselves with a chance to pick up a last second win.

But not everything goes according to plan on the big stage of the 1A State Tournament.

The Panthers had the ball with 10 seconds left but a player stepped out of bounds on a questionable call that helped give Telos a chance to extend their lead helping to eliminate Pinnacle with a 58-54 loss on Tuesday afternoon in Richfield.

"It's a tough way to lose a game like that," said PHS head coach Cameron Gardner. "There's a lot of what ifs going on right now."

Pinnacle and Telos battled back and forth throughout the game. Pinnacle trailed most of the way but was able to tie the game on a few occasions, Gardner said.

The Panthers trailed by five at the half but with seconds left in the game were able to have a shot to get the win.

"We started the game off well, but then we went into a slump," said Gardner. "In the second half the kids came out with a lot more energy."

One area that hurt Pinnacle came from the free-throw line where they shot 7-of-21 (33 percent).

"Shooting free-throws like that makes it really tough for a team to win," said Gardner.